Former President Goodluck Jonathan has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, at a service of songs in Abuja. Jonathan recounted how Iwuanyanwu took him under his wing, even before he became Bayelsa Deputy Governor, and mentored him throughout his presidency....
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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has said the lady that posted the viral video “Poison Yoruba and Edo” on the social media is not Igbo. The group said there was no sufficient evidence that the lady who posted the video was Igbo, adding that she did not in any way...
The Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-political organisation, has denied reports of leadership tussle within it to replace its departed President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The association’s president in Ebonyi, Dr Peter Mbam, disclosed this during the official opening of a condolence register in honour of the...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has said there is no leadership tussle in the group following the recent death of its former President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Dr Alex Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary of the Igbo socio-cultural group, disclosed this on Friday in Enugu, stressing that such speculation by a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has mourned an elder statesman and President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who passed on Thursday at the age of 82. Araraume said the passing of Iwuanyanwu was painful,...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has described its late President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as one of the most outstanding Igbo leader. This is contained in a statement by the Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, on Thursday in Enugu. Ogbonnia said it was with a deep...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has commended President Bola Tinubu for giving assent to the South-East Development Commission (SEDC). The Publicity Secretary of the group, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, made the commendation in a statement issued in Enugu on Wednesday. Ogbonnia stated that the group received...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has, again appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has expressed over the death of the former Chairman of Union Bank Plc and a chieftain of Ohanaeze, Dr Kalu Uke Kalu, who died at the age of 88. The National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Alex...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has admonished Nigerians to stop profiling states negatively due to the criminal activities of a few indigenes. The President of the Ebonyi chapter of the organisation, Dr Peter Mbam, gave the admonition in a statement made available to the...
Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has celebrated its President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as he clocks 81 years of age on Sept. 4, describing him as an outstanding Nigerian businessman. They also described Iwuanyanwu as a broad-minded charismatic personality of impeccable pedigree, a foremost Fellow of the Nigerian Society of...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has celebrated His Majesty, Chike Edozien, the Asagba of Asaba as he clocks 99 on July 28, describing him as an achiever and harmoniser of diverse interests. The group also said that the royal father’s profile would remain a veritable source of inspiration to the...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Atlas Oranto Petroleum Ltd., Prince Arthur Eze, has donated N100 million to Ohaneze Ndigbo, an apex Igbo Socio-cultural body. This is contained in a statement by Dr Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Monday in Enugu. Ogbonnia said Eze announced...
The Vice President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, has urged President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government to heed the call to release Mr Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Okeke-Ogene said that time is now apt for the federal government to heed...
The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has disowned one Mazi Okwu Nnabuike who parades himself as the President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide. Ohan The group said that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide was not known to the organs and structures of the group, adding that it was a strange...
The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has felicitated with the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, for emerging Chairman of the South East Governors Forum. This is contained in a statement by the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, which was issued by the group’s National Publicity Secretary,...
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) have lauded Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State for ending sit-at-home in the state. The two organisations gave the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Enugu on Friday....
The Apex Igbo Socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, says it will do everything possible to rebuild and transform the Igbo region through robust investments. The President-General of Ohaneze, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, made the vow in Enugu on Thursday while briefing the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the outcome...
The Apex Igbo Socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has warned those using its name for public statements to desist from it. The group said there were several embarrassing publications aimed at tarnishing the image of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide in particular and the Igbo ethnic in general. Dr Alex. Ogbonnia,...
The new President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has promised to serve the Igbos diligently and defend their course. Iwuanyanwu made the promise at his inauguration as the new president-general of the apex Igbo body held at the old Government Lodge in Enugu on Sunday during the Imeobi meeting...